I was crawling around in my boat checking out the bilge pumps and decided to check out the blower. Honestly, I don't use the blower like I should, but I often do, and have been pleased to hear it humming in there.
I turned it on tonight with the engine hatch open and was surprised at how loud it was. I decided to check it out and see how much air flow it was blowing. I couldn't find any air flowing out of any of the vents in the back. I thought that was weird. I crawled down on top of the engine and found that the hose for the blower was very long and creates a U shape as it lays down on the floor of the bilge. That 'U' Shape was full of water. I lifted the hose up and got the water out, and now I have lots of air flow through the hose again.
This is a safety issue because if I did have gas fumes in the bilge, they would surely not get pumped out with the hose full of water. It seems the hose should be made shorter so that a loop cannot form.
In the second pic you can see how the hose goes down and then up towards the rear vent. It is not unusual to have water splash on that rear vent. The first pic of how I think it should be routed. Anyone see any reason why it might be configured like that on purpose?
I turned it on tonight with the engine hatch open and was surprised at how loud it was. I decided to check it out and see how much air flow it was blowing. I couldn't find any air flowing out of any of the vents in the back. I thought that was weird. I crawled down on top of the engine and found that the hose for the blower was very long and creates a U shape as it lays down on the floor of the bilge. That 'U' Shape was full of water. I lifted the hose up and got the water out, and now I have lots of air flow through the hose again.
This is a safety issue because if I did have gas fumes in the bilge, they would surely not get pumped out with the hose full of water. It seems the hose should be made shorter so that a loop cannot form.
In the second pic you can see how the hose goes down and then up towards the rear vent. It is not unusual to have water splash on that rear vent. The first pic of how I think it should be routed. Anyone see any reason why it might be configured like that on purpose?
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